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Jennifer Hughes
Researcher at Babraham Institute
Publications - 1
Citations - 1009
Jennifer Hughes is an academic researcher from Babraham Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Fetus & Genomic imprinting. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 944 citations.
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Placental-specific IGF-II is a major modulator of placental and fetal growth
Miguel Constância,Myriam Hemberger,Jennifer Hughes,Wendy Dean,Anne C. Ferguson-Smith,Reinald Fundele,Francesca Stewart,Gavin Kelsey,Abigail L. Fowden,Colin P. Sibley,Wolf Reik +10 more
TL;DR: This study provides experimental evidence for imprinted gene action in the placenta that directly controls the supply of maternal nutrients to the fetus, and supports the genetic conflict theory of imprinting.